Aegean Airlines to operate to Abu Dhabi

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has signed a codeshare agreement with Aegean Airlines, Greece’s largest commercial airline.

The
agreement will see Aegean Airlines commence a four times a week service between
Athens and Abu Dhabi on 30 March 2014 and, subject to regulatory approvals, Etihad
Airways will place its EY flight code on the new flight. Aegean Airlines will operate its new
Athens-Abu Dhabi service with a 168-seat Airbus A320 aircraft.

Beyond
Athens, Etihad Airways will also place its flight code on Aegean-operated
flights to 16 Greek destinations, and to a further 10 cities across Europe.

Dimitris
Gerogiannis, Aegean Airlines Managing Director, said: “By partnering with Etihad Airways, Aegean
gains access to the Gulf region and South Africa as well increasing connection
opportunities to Australia. Aegean will also open up points on its network to Etihad
Airways customers, and will enhance access to and from Greece via Abu Dhabi.

“The combined
proposition to business and leisure travellers has never been stronger. The
award-winning service quality of both Aegean and Etihad Airways will guarantee
the best possible travel experience.

“I am
confident Greek tourism and businesses will benefit significantly from this development,
as will Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, and one of the world’s leading
business and tourism destinations.”

James
Hogan, Etihad Airways President and Chief Executive Officer, said: “We started daily Abu Dhabi-Athens flights in
June 2009, and since then, we have experienced strong demand year on year.

“The new
Aegean-operated Abu Dhabi-Athens flight will complement Etihad Airways’
existing daily operation between the two cities, enhancing access between
Greece and the rest of our global network.

“Our
customer proposition will also be further strengthened as we will soon be able
to place our flight code on Aegean flights to popular Greek destinations,” he
said.